What are some really good books?

Question

I like sci-fi/fantasy, or just really well-written books that suck you in. Not cheesy ones though. I've run out of good books at home.

Suggestions anyone?

Answer 1

"Expecting Adam," Martha Beck, Ph.D.

"Extraordinary Knowing," Dr. Elizabeth Mayer.

"The Masters and Their Retreats," Mark Prophet.

"Men in White Apparel," Ann Ree Colton.

"The Beautiful Story of a Master," Louise-Marie Frenette.

"The Neverending Story," Michael Ende.

"The Great Divorce," C. S. Lewis.

"Starship Troopers," Robert Heinlein.

"Entering the Circle" and "The Master of Lucid Dreams," Dr. Olga Kharitidi.

"West with the Night," Beryl Markham.

"Fahrenheit 451," Ray Bradbury.

"A Wrinkle in Time" series, Madeline L'Engle.

"1984" and "Animal Farm," George Orwell.

"Battlefield Earth," L. Ron Hubbard.

"The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress," Robert Heinlein.

"Stranger in a Strange Land," Robert Heinlein.

"The Door into Summer," Robert Heinlein.

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," Douglas Adams.

"Watership Down," Richard Adams.

"Jonathan Livingston Seagull," Richard Bach.

"The Puppet Masters," Robert Heinlein.

"Double Star," Robert Heinlein.

"Something Wicked This Way Comes," Ray Bradbury.

"The Catcher in the Rye," Salinger.

"Slaughterhouse-Five," Vonnegut.

"Casebook on Alternative 3," Jim Keith.

"Above Black," Dan Sherman, http://www.aboveblack.com

"Rule by Secrecy," Jim Marrs.

Answer 2

If you like Science Fiction and Fantasy, I recommend these authors:



Stanislaw Lem: 'Solaris' is a good first glimpse at this author's work. It's chilling, and disturbing, but amazing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanis%C5%82aw_Lem



Walter Miller, Jr: 'A Canticle for Leibowitz' is one of the best 'Sci-Fi' books ever written, although it's much more than that genre. It's a darkly comical look at multiple apocalypses, and about how stupid 'man' can be.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Canticle_for_Leibowitz



Terry Pratchett: Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of more than 20 books will keep you busy reading, and you'll laugh out loud whilst you do it. It's a satire of today's society, except Discworld takes place in a world that's flat, carried by four giant elephants traveling in different directions, all on the top of a turtle in space. Absolutely brilliant stuff, and wonderfully and intelligently written. Start with the first book, 'The Colour of Magic,' and have a blast from there . . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Pratchett



Mervyn Peake: 'The Gormenghast Trilogy' is another darkly humorous fantasy series, and a classic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gormenghast



Enjoy!

Answer 3

oh man try this book it is called Mortal Engines, it is incredible, sci-fi/fantasy the first book is ok, but the next three in the series are simply superb. You must check them out. The last book is like 500 pages or something, read it in 4 days. This is not cheesy at all. The grade level is like 9-10 but wow you need to read it. it is ok at the start and then it really picks up. really take a look at this book

Answer 4

Issac Asimov...The Foundation Trilogy

The Fantastic Voyage

Roger Zelazny... Chronicles of Amber

The Lord of Light

Joel Rosenberg... Guardians of The Flame

Terry Brooks ... The Shanara series

David and Leigh Eddings....Books of the Belgrade/Malorian

Margret Weiss/Tracy Hickman ...Dragon Lance Chronicles

Tad Williams.... The Dragon Bone Chair

Aurthur C Clark.. 2001 A Space Odyssey and subsequent books

...Nine Billion Names of God



i also enjoy fantastic and science fiction, in what other genre of books can you see what it means to be human and the full exploration of ideas from religion too politics and social behaviors.

expounded upon to infinity!!!

sci-fi..fantasy, allows us too explore what we would be like if all that we knew of everything around us were different as they are now.

we accept those ideas be cause they come from the world of fiction... but just look around what was science fiction even 30yrs ago isn't today.

just remember that no matter how fictional or bizarre the story is... it is still about us, humans...written by and read by humans!!!

Answer 5

You might like some of the sci-fi by James Hogan. "Thrice Upon a Time" was pretty good. "The Gentle Giants Of Ganymede" is great. He is a little difficult to read but it really makes you concentrate.



"The Stone God Awakens", by Farmer is good and "The Planet Strappers" by Gallun is a very old sci-fi but considered one of the most under rated by some readers.



The first "Watchers" by Koontz is good and about the only one of his worth reading, in my opinion. After that he seemed to go for the quick scare genre.



Nelson Demille has some great ones, "Plum Island" is my fav or his.

Answer 6

If you are open to reading political and social satire, I commend to you "I AM AMERICAN (AND SO CAN YOU!)," by Stephen Colbert (Grand Central Publishing, October 9, 2007).



Additionally, if you might have a taste for wit, humor, and intellect without necessarily agreeing with the author's socio-political views, I urge that you take a look at "CANCEL YOUR OWN GODDAM SUBSCRIPTION: NOTES & ASIDES FROM 'NATIONAL REVIEW', " by William F. Buckley, the quintessential conservative. The "National Review," has always published letters from readers. In 1967, the magazine decided that certain letters merited different treatment, and Buckley, the editor, began a column called "Notes & Asides," in which he personally answered the most notable and outrageous letters. The selections in the book of the best "Notes & Asides" are culled from 40 years of wit.



In the area of scifi/fantasy, a book released just this month is, IMHO, a winner. Titled "BLASPHEMY," it is the work of Douglas Preston. Below are a few of the blurbs from the "critics":

*Blasphemy is one hell of a good book. I couldn't stop reading, and at the end I had to force myself to slow down!”—David Hagberg, winner of three American Mystery Awards



*"Terrifyingly realistic. An electrifying page turner. Preston at his very best."--Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, "New York Times" and bestselling author of "Revenge of Innocents"



"Highly recommended...Preston joins Michael Crichton as a master of suspenseful novels that tackle controversial issues in the realm of science."--Library Journal



"An unusually alarming and thoughtful thriller... Clever and terrifying."--Kirkus



Or perhaps a scientific adventure story? "YOUR INNER FISH: A JOURNEY INTO THE 3.5-BILLION-YEAR HISTORY OF THE HUMAN BODY," by Neil Shubin is first-rate. He is a distinguished scientist, an elegant and lucid writer, and a teacher "whose humor and intelligence and spellbinding narrative make this book an absolute delight. YOUR INNER FISH is not only a great read; it marks the debut of a science writer of the first rank."



Moving to an "oldie but a goodie," which you might have read but that will capture you once again, I suggest "TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD," by Harper Lee. The story is compelling and the writing is superb.

Answer 7

I recently read a book called "The Wind Blows Backwards"

Its a love story but it wasn't chessy at all!! It's actually very deep and about a lot more then just love....These 2 young high school students fall in love again and the main character who is Lauren has to help her b/f get over a life-altering change in his life, which is really interesting because it seems as though he lives a picture perfect life, theres also poetry integrated in it from Robert Frost its an A ++++ book

Answer 8

Enders Game is a good Sci Fi I read back in high school.

Raptor Red is a personal fav.

And if you're in to Warcraft... Warcraft: Lord of the Clans by Christine Golden.

Answer 9

The Riverworld series by Phillip Jose Farmer is awesome.

Swans Song by McCammon is really good. Kind of along the lines of the Stand.

Monster Island by David Wellington is a good quick read.

For something a little off the wall and humorous try Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. (an angel and a demon try to prevent the apocolypse, because they like life on earth)

Answer 10

The Xanth series by {Pierce Anthony} are fun with allot of puns and there are allot of them. Magic Kingdom for sale (Sold) are also good by {Terry

Brooks} There are 5 of those! Have you ever read the Lord of the Rings series, Most have seen the movies but of course the books are always better. What have you read so far? I am always looking for good ones my self! Oh another thought Hicthikers guide to the galaxy has quite a few also that are all good!

Answer 11

Here's a short list of my favorites:



The Power of One - Bryce Courtney

Les Miserables - Victor Hugo

The Kite Runner - Khaled Hoseini

A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mystry

The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas

The Covenant - James Michener



Golly...the list goes on. There are so many good books out there.

Answer 12

Chromosome 6 by Robin Cook , Odd Thomas, and Forever Odd I think are Dean Koontz for a little sci fi. and non sci fi authors that I love......Sandra Brown, Iris Johansen,John Grisham, and oh yeah I just read Fatal By Michael Palmer and it was good..I love good novels .....GREAT Reading wishes to you!!

Answer 13

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon sucks you in. It is a 'young persons' book but all my adult friends have read it and loved it. Very good read about an autistic boy and an adventure of sorts.

I'll post others later if they come to mind.

Answer 14

Its a tough read, but consensus is that it is one of the most important and rewarding reads of all time. Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand. Like I said, it is challenging. Besides that, Steinbeck, Kerouac, Hemingway, etc., all worth while reads. This is so tough to answer, because there are literally hundreds of thousands of books and authors that are worth checking out. Lots of short stories, poetry........I could go on forever. However, like I said, Atlas Shrugged is probably the most affecting and significant book I have ever read.

Answer 15

I am a big fan of Dean Koontz. He is more of a murder book though. He wrote The Vision. It's my favorite. You should also try the Case for a Creator. Really good.

Answer 16

The Catcher in the Rye

The Great Gatsby

D-Day

Flags of our Fathers

OG Frankenstein

Answer 17

The count of Monte Cristo. (abridged by lowell bair bantam book) (about 500 pages)This is one of the best books ever written!!! If you want toread the translated original, read the one by robin buss, penguin books (abput 1,000 pages). I just ordered mine on amazon, it's great.

Answer 18

Well I spose you might've already read The lord of the rigns books and the harry potter series, and if you haven't..well yeh i'd suggest you go read them lol



Umm the Tales of the Otori series is really good too...The first one is called Across the Nightingale floor, and it's really quite brilliant.

Answer 19

the southern vampire novels by charlain harris

the alienist-caleb carr

a cabinet of curiosities-douglas preston & lincoln child

one for the money-janet evanovich

power to the people-laura ingram

battle royale

3 cups of tea-mortensen

the lone survivor-marcus lutrell

eat pray love-elisabeth gilbert

lincoln unmasked-dilorenzo

the enemy within-michael savage

twilight, new moon, eclipse-stephenie meyer

the city of bones-cassandra clare

kingdom keepers

Answer 20

dont you just love to read! I just finished Atonement. It was a little slow starting off, but it ended up being a really great read. Extremely well written

Answer 21

The Time Travelers Wife

This was fantastic!

Answer 22

9 Stories by JD Salinger.

Answer 23

THE TWILIGHT SAGA=]

Twilight[book1]

New Moon [book2]

Eclipse [book3]

Twilight's about finding true love and trying to keep it.

New Moon's about losing your true love and dealing with it.

Eclipse is about choosing between friendship and love.

The 4th book comes out in the fall.

The Movie's out December 12th.

=]

Answer 24

The Catcher in The Rye

--->It ain't that cheesy

Answer 25

Too many to name:

The Time Travelers Wife is my absolute favorite.

Answer 26

Greg Bear's; Eternity\ should suck you right in.

Answer 27

Have you read any Dean Koontz, like "Watchers". That is my husbands favorite author.

Answer 28

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - BRILLIANT.

Answer 29

The Kite Runner (adult content...not for kids)

Answer 30

read stephen king books

Answer 31

lord of the flies

Answer 32

haha i agree with the 1st answer.

unless magizine counts as a book.

Answer 33

the clique series!

they're really good!

Answer 34

green eggs and ham

Answer 35

books suck